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After a record-breaking 2025 season of early blooms, surging honey production, and relentless swarms, spring 2026 has arrived with a cold, dry reality check. Here's where things stand — from winter losses and new apiaries in Pisgah Forest to a growing national crisis around mite resistance — and what it all means for the season ahead.
Killer Bees Honey’s impressive Total Activity (TA) score of 33.2 highlights its exceptional antibacterial and antimicrobial strength. Unlike Manuka’s UMF, which only measures non-peroxide activity, TA captures both peroxide and non-peroxide factors, providing a more complete view of honey’s natural healing and protective qualities.
Killer Bees Honey 2025 Smoky Mountain Wildflower honey underwent comprehensive lab testing at ALS Analytica Labs in New Zealand, and the results were exceptional—placing it among the top 1–2% of honey worldwide.
A mild spring with early nectar flows has lead to strong hives in our apiaries while we try to keep the hard-working hive girls from swarming.
Winters are becoming colder here in the South, and in response, we're adapting, and testing out a new (old) method to keep our bee hives warm throughout the cold weather, called Condensing Hives.